Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo continued to lead the Eastern Conference in the latest round of All-Star Game voting, and it's not particularly close, either.

Antetokounmpo is up to 2,670,816 votes, a healthy margin ahead of Boston's Kyrie Irving (2,381,901) for the overall lead in the East. LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers continues to lead the West and all players with 2,779,812 votes.

Antetokounmpo led Irving by more than 80,000 votes at the last check-in a week ago. Now, that lead has grown to close to 290,000.

Lakers’ LeBron James and Bucks’ Giannis Antetokounmpo increased their conference leads in the second fan returns of NBA All-Star Voting. Derrick Rose and Dwyane Wade still among starters in fan vote. So is Luka Doncic. 📸: @NBApic.twitter.com/Tgu6bgcsNm

Last year, James surpassed Antetokounmpo in the voting to captain one of the all-star teams, but this season's path to captainship appears more clear for the Bucks star.

The two team captains – one from each conference – will draft rosters from the pool of players voted as starters and reserves in each conference, making their picks regardless of conference affiliation. The captains will be the all-star starter from each conference who receives the most fan votes in his conference.

All-star starters will be decided by a weighted system combining the fan vote (50 percent), media panel (25 percent) and player voting (25 percent). Those 10 starters will be announced Jan. 24 after voting closes Jan. 21. The all-star reserves for both conferences – as chosen by the league's coaches – will be announced Jan. 31.